Les Délices

Saturday, March 15, 2014 at 3:00 PMLa Maison Française of New York University
16 Washington Mews, MANHATTAN

Les Délices, critically-acclaimed masters of the French Baroque, make their 5BMF debut with two performances of their new program Conversations galantes.

The program – also being heard in New York City for the first time – explores rarely heard instrumental gems from the salons of 1750s Paris. Featuring scintillating works from the French Rococo – music from the eve of an aesthetic revolution – these works from the 1740s and 1750s challenge expectations about Baroque music: they mix the humor and wit of early Haydn and Gluck, a little of CPE Bach’s sturm und drang, and characteristically lush French harmonies together to create a truly unique sound. The result is a fusion of baroque gestures and classical forms that combine with harmonic and technical virtuosity to yield expressive extremes.

About the Venue
Founded in 1957 by Professor Germaine Brée, La Maison Française of New York University occupies a 19th century carriage house on historic Washington Mews. For over five decades, this unique institution has served as a major forum for French-American cultural and intellectual exchange, offering contemporary perspectives on myriad French and Francophone issues through a rich program of lectures, symposia, concerts, screenings, exhibitions, and special events.
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